Name

Federico da Montefeltro

Original name

Main activity

Mercenary captain, Capitano di ventura, Condottiero

Secondary activity

Humanist, Scholar

Title

Earl of Urbino, Duke of Urbino

Name variations

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Education place

Education institution

Activity place

Urbino

Activity institution

Activity start date

Activity end date

Place of birth

Gubbio

Date of birth

1422

Place of death

Ferrara

Date of death

1482

Bibliographical references

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2447618/euqu_european_quran/collections/W8V4AJZW/tags/Federico%20da%20Montefeltro/collection

Descriptive card

He was one of the most successful mercenary captains (condottieri) of the Italian Renaissance, and lord of Urbino from 1444 (Duke from 1474) until his death. He was also a famous intellectual humanist and patron, and commissioned the building of a great library with his own scriptorium. For him, Raimondo Moncada compiled a partial translation of the Qur'an (suras 21 and 22) to obtain his support for a complete edition, which was never accomplished. The copy was realized by professional calligraphers and miniaturists and includes also copies and translations of other Arabic texts.

Entry author

Sara Fani